Divinity: Original Sin 2 Review - IGN

This epic RPG is an amazing fantasy journey full of important choices and memorable characters.

[lelo2play]

Simply, one of the best games of the year.

[Razzer]

Wow.....this one wasn't on my radar, but now I gotta buy!

[TheColbertinator]

I should try it out.

[CorndogBurglar]

This game is awesome!

If you like isometric RPG's this is simply the best there's ever been. Period.

[mercyblades]

Woooo, GOTY deliberations will be very interesting this year!

[Omnisonne]

Hmm since you played it.. this or Pillars of Eternity: Complete edition? I'd like to give both a go, but not sure how much time these type of games normally take.

[CorndogBurglar]

Both games are very similar but different. I like DOS2 because its full turn-based. When you enter battle no one can move until its their turn. Pillars of Eternity is realtime-turnbased. Everything is happening all at once, but the caracters are taking turns. You can pause the action and give orders to your party though. Pillars is more like Baldur's Gate or Icewind Dale in that respect

As far as how long they take? I dont know about DOS2 but I'm about 15 hours in and I don't see any end in sight. Pillars is also a VERY long game if you want it to he. But its hard to because depending on how much time you spend in towns or exploring, you could spend countless hours while not doing anything to move the story along.

I will say this: Pillars is extremely word heavy. I normally wouldn't point this out in these kinds of RPG's, but its probably the most heavy reading I've ever done in a game. EVERYTHING has a long story, and dialogue drags longer than it should, IMO.

Having said that, i would choose based on the combat system. That is the biggest difference that will more than likely determine which you like more.

[Omnisonne]

Thanks, appreciate it.

[Fist4achin]

I have the first backlogged. I hope this one is released on consoles as well. It sounds badass!

[CorndogBurglar]

I'm sure it will be, but probably not for a while. They will probably release on consoles like they did with the original, once they create the 'expanded' edition, or whatever it was called.

Either way, don't feel like you need to play the first one to understand this one. They don't really have anything to do with each other story wise. And this one has much better character creation choices. For one, you can choose your race, and two races are things you never get to play as in 99% of RPG's: Lizard Man and Undead. In the first you could only be human.

That isn't to say the original isn't badass though, because it is!

[Fist4achin]

Cool! Thanks for the heads up. I picked up the first one for a big sale last December because heard it was an excellent game.

I guess I have some time before the sequel will probably make it to the consoles!

[Prince_TFK]

I havent even started DOS 1 yet due to my addiction with Pillar of Eternity. At this point, it would be until next year before I can play this game.

[2600Thunder]

So much high end, quality content and value for the price. No DLC calendars, carefully market researched addiction/gambling exploits, or meticulously calculated, previously made, drip fed, timed content releases spread out over the next year to milk wallets. Other big AAA games which also take years to make come out with minimal content and then SUDDENLY drop their hefty DLC "packs" within the next few months post release - obviously all pre-made.

D:OS2 is a great AAA game with no "games" and it was an instant buy for me. Project Cars 2 is also chock full of content for the price and was my other instant purchase.

[Relientk77]

I loved the first game